Fund-Raising Gala Celebrates 20 Years in City
By ED SALVAS ASBURY PARK – The Center in Asbury Park observes another milestone this month: the 20th anniversary of its oldest and largest fund-raising event, Center a la Carte. The event takes place on Fri.,May 17 at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel and will have 500 guests sampling the food of 20 area restaurants,…
Neptune School Gets Blue Ribbon for Being Green
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Summerfield Elementary School in Neptune is one of only two schools in the state nationally recognized this week as a Green Ribbon School for incorporating healthy learning environments for students as well as cutting energy usage. Just in time for Earth Day, the US Department of Education recognized schools across the states…
Shark River Hills 6 Months After Sandy
By DON STINE Many homeowners in the Shark River Hills section of Neptune are still facing an uphill battle six months later following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. And dealing with insurance and mortgage companies, and with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), represent some of the greatest challenges. According to Neptune officials, about…
And the question is…
BOSTON…? Frank & Betty Masco of Neptune City answer: It was a very bad act of aggression. What made them do such a thing? And we still don’t know if there are others who helped them. It’s too easy to make a bomb. You can get it off the Internet. The good thing out…
Associated Humane Societies pets for adoption
GEORGIE (above) definitely has a face you can fall in love with! He’s a big two-year-old boy, a mixture of maybe some American Bulldog and Mastiff in him. And while he may be a bit imposing, he is essentially a toddler in a grown up body. He would benefit from an active family to…
Art Supply Company Sponsoring City Artist at International Show
Liquitex, an industry leader in art supplies, plans to sponsor Asbury Park-based aerosol artist Jay Mack at the International Art Materials Association’s conference Arts Materials World 2013 in Minneapolis on May 1 through May 3. A three-day conference, Arts Materials World 2013, welcomes hundreds of retail buyers, manufacturers, importers, publishers and distributors from around the…
Learn How to Use Facebook at Free Seminar Hosted by Ocean Chamber
OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a free seminar May 15 to show business people how they can use Facebook to effectively market their business. The speaker is chamber member Robert Hazelrigg, Creative Director of both The Graphics Guy and Laughing Zebra, who is a Facebook specialist. In addition…
Benefit to Help Beach Kittens
ASBURY PARK – The Provincetown Fringe Festival in Asbury Park presents An Evening of Entertainment Extravaganza to benefit the grassroots effort to spay, neuter, feed and find homes for the Asbury Park/Ocean Grove beach kittens. The event takes place Saturday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stephen Crane House, 508 Fourth Ave., Asbury…
